Otherwise, however, until we arrived at Newcastle there was little to do in the way of trimming sails, as the wind was fair all the way, giving no occasion for reefing or furling canvas until we got into port.
Asenath started from her pleasant dreaming just as the oriflamme was furling into gray, suddenly conscious that she was not alone.
A day or two afterwards we were all on deck, the men exercising in reefing and furling sails.
Having close-reefed the mizzen-topsail, the hands were now furling the mainsail, and only a little more work was needful to put the ship in trim for a hurricane.
Now and again you could hear the faint distant choruses of seamen furling a big sail or paying out more cable, the clank, clank of which was as pretty as music.
But toward afternoon they began to get now and then peeps of the sea, and once, through the marine glass that his father had, Hal could plainly make out two sailors furling the jib of a vessel some two miles at sea.
About two bells in the first dog-watch the first-lieutenant decided upon furling the main-sail.
He was made a waister, and, at furling sails stationed on the main yard.
In furling sails, the second mate goes aloft to the topsails and courses, and takes the bunt, as that is the most important place in that duty.
You may then, as you draw in toward the anchorage, take in your royals and flying jib, furling the royals if you have time.
In furling the sails, the whole superintendence comes upon the mate, as the master would probably only tell him to have them furled.
The wondering spectators, quite at a loss to understand her movements, soon heard the hoarse rattling of her cable, as the anchor dragged it out, and saw her furling her vast white wings.
First, they try unconditional submission; furling every rag and heaving to: laying like a log, for the tempest to toss wheresoever it pleases.
I took great delight in furling the top-gallant sails and royals in a hard blow; which duty required two hands on the yard.
The next morning most of us were on the yards furling sail.
Seamen often curse and swear when they are aloft furling or reefing sails in a gale of wind; but I have never heard a sailor blaspheme on these occasions.
If we could only manage to pull up our strength again, we might still succeed in furling the main top-gallant sail, and reefing the topsail before change of weather came.
He missed the long talks at the crossing over the dinner, the poor fellow sitting by his side watching every spoonful, his eyes glistening, the old ear furling and unfurling like a toy flag.
Almost immediately her seamen began furling the other sails, and all open gunports were quickly slammed down to stop any shreds of burning canvas from accidentally reaching the gun deck.
Briggs pushed back his dusty hat and turned to squint approvingly as the frigate began furling its mainsail in preparation to drop anchor.
He would go aloft in a gale or in a calm, and lend a hand at reefing or furling as promptly as any man in the ship.
To watch the boats of Ancona drift into the little harbour at sundown, furling their sails, is to find oneself taken back to the Age of Beautiful Things when the ideal form and colour were as natural as sunlight and shadow.
But I loved them best when they came in at night, furling their yellow wings or drooping their tired pinions to the west, laden with who knows what treasures from the caves of sea-gods!
A fine effect may be introduced by making your man slowly ascend and descend the cellar steps, talking or singing all the time.
This is called "feathering" the oar, a process by which it is brought neatly out of the water.
This generally lays open your opponent's head, and gives opportunity for a smart return blow with the left hand; it is then near his head, and has only a short distance to go.
I had been well drilled long since in furling the royals, for on them the green hands were oftenest practised; and now, from his post on the forecastle, Mr. Thomas spied me as I slipped and fell half across the deck.
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